1971 - Today
Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.Raised in Cornwall, James began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s. His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aphex Twin has received more than 5,362,078 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Aphex Twin is the 1,040th most popular musician (up from 1,075th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Musician.
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Among musicians, Aphex Twin ranks 1,040 out of 2,662. Before him are Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Alex Van Halen, Charlie Mariano, Mike Bloomfield, Patti Scialfa, and Julius Klengel. After him are Eric Ericson, Buddy Bolden, Jimmy Bain, Tony Williams, Billy Cox, and D'arcy Wretzky.
1807 - 1867
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,034
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,035
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,036
1943 - 1981
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 1,037
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 1,038
1859 - 1933
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 1,039
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1,040
1918 - 2013
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1,041
1877 - 1931
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1,042
1947 - 2016
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 1,043
1945 - 1997
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 1,044
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 1,045
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 1,046
Among people born in 1971, Aphex Twin ranks 105. Before him are Jon Hamm, Roberto de Assis Moreira, Antonios Nikopolidis, Luca Badoer, Luke Wilson, and Will Yun Lee. After him are Ola Rapace, Michael Adams, Howard Webb, Francis Lawrence, Bridget Moynahan, and Leslie Grossman.
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 99
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 100
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 101
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 102
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 103
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 104
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 105
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 106
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 107
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 108
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 109
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 110
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 111
Among people born in Ireland, Aphex Twin ranks 153 out of 501. Before him are George Browne (1698), George Allman (1812), George Abraham Grierson (1851), Catald (700), Mary Harris Jones (1837), and Shelley McNamara (1952). After him are Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Michael William Balfe (1808), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Adomnán (624), and Tom Moore (1883).
1698 - 1792
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 147
1812 - 1898
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 148
1851 - 1941
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 149
700 - 685
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 150
1837 - 1930
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 151
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 152
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 153
1785 - 1840
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 154
1620 - 1684
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 155
1808 - 1870
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 156
1898 - 1963
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 157
624 - 704
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 158
1883 - 1955
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 159
Among musicians born in Ireland, Aphex Twin ranks 7. Before him are Bono (1960), Rory Gallagher (1948), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Paddy Moloney (1938), and Sally Oldfield (1947). After him are Ronnie Drew (1934), Moya Brennan (1952), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Louis Walsh (1952), Sharon Corr (1970), and Brian Downey (1951).
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 1
1948 - 1995
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 2
1971 - 2018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 4
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 6
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7
1934 - 2008
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 8
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 11
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 12
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 13